Commercial Counsel – Arity Advertising and Marketing - Remote (IL, CA, NY)

Overview

This role provides commercial legal counsel for a business unit focused on mobility data and telematics (including marketing solutions). Work is aligned with the Business Law division within the Law and Regulation function, supporting advertising, marketing, technology, and data-related commercial agreements and product counseling.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time, strategic legal counsel across business matters, including product development, marketing, sales, and emerging technologies.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements—especially those involving advertising, marketing, and data service arrangements.
• Advise on legal risk management and evolving regulatory landscapes, including technology, commercial contracts, privacy, and consumer protection.
• Collaborate across business units, policy, compliance, and legal teams to contribute to enterprise-wide strategies.
• Anticipate legal issues and propose practical, innovative solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Conduct in-depth legal research and assess the impact of emerging laws and regulations on business activities.
• Help align business goals with legal frameworks in regulated industries.
• Navigate ambiguity and help shape emerging business models and opportunities.
• Contribute to open dialogue and collaborative problem-solving across a distributed, virtual team.

What a Typical Day May Include

• Partnering with product teams on new technology within mobile applications and drive technologies, including rollout/exploration of novel corporate structures.
• Synthesizing input from multiple legal experts into business-focused guidance in plain language.
• Drafting complex data licensing agreements and/or leading negotiations for commercial deals.
• Helping implement compliance or risk mitigation plans in collaboration with other departments.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing.
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization.
• Proven expertise in one or more of the following:
  • Commercial law
  • Privacy
  • Advertising/marketing law
  • Technology
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Intellectual property
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a commercial business unit and/or professional experience beyond traditional legal roles.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Strong leadership with emphasis on collaboration, team development, mentoring, and strategic guidance.
• Executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing departmental or legal budgets.
• Strong project management skills, including prioritizing and delivering across multiple workstreams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant legal or business technology tools.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated discretion and professionalism handling sensitive and confidential information.
• High business acumen, including the ability to assess and communicate legal risk in a commercial context and support development of business cases and return-on-investment evaluations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job does not have supervisory duties over individual contributors, contractors, consultants, and temps.

Compensation & Benefits

• Candidates offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Location

• Remote role with travel required.
• Open to remote candidates across the U.S.
• Preferred home office locations: Chicago, IL; New York, NY; or San Francisco, CA (due to team collaboration and business travel considerations).

Additional Work-From-Home Requirements

• Dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, with appropriate desk and seating.
• Reliable internet required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Employment & Compliance Notes

• Generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
• Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee based on status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant because they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard, or a member of a reserve component.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• It is the employer’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Discriminatory action based on ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects employment terms or conditions is prohibited. This policy applies to hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.

San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Information

• For jobs in San Francisco, Fair Chance Ordinance information applies.
• For jobs in Los Angeles, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance information applies.

Interview/Equipment Notes

• The organization provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse.
• Employees eligible to work from home receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset internet costs.
• For virtual interviews, candidates are asked to join with their camera on and to have valid photo identification available at the start of the interview (internal candidates are only asked to join on video; valid photo identification is not needed for the interview).